+1(514) 937-9445 or Toll-free (Canada & US) +1 (888) 947-9445

Please post last successful GCMS/ ATIP requests (thread)

Nov 1, 2016
336
194
Thailand
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Singapore
App. Filed.......
10-01-2017
AOR Received.
AOR1 - 24-01-2017, AOR2 20-02-2017
File Transfer...
01-02-2017
Med's Request
24-07-2017, further tests requested 13-08-2017
Med's Done....
08-08-2017
LANDED..........
22-12-2017
1) Date of submission - November 2nd
2) Used the Privacy Act
3) Received on January 10th, 2022
4) "Requested date" on notes- December 1, 2021
5) I sent a follow up email on December 2nd. They sent reply on Dec 8th :
We apologize for the delay in receiving your requested information. Your request has been reviewed and the records will be released to you shortly.
We then send a follow email on January 3rd stating that we hadn't been told of an extension yet, but more than double the 30 day limit. We then received the actual notes on Jan 10, 2022.
 

feliznavidad

Full Member
Dec 24, 2021
34
30
1) Date of submission - November 2nd
2) Used the Privacy Act
3) Received on January 10th, 2022
4) "Requested date" on notes- December 1, 2021
5) I sent a follow up email on December 2nd. They sent reply on Dec 8th :
We apologize for the delay in receiving your requested information. Your request has been reviewed and the records will be released to you shortly.
We then send a follow email on January 3rd stating that we hadn't been told of an extension yet, but more than double the 30 day limit. We then received the actual notes on Jan 10, 2022.
Thanks for sharing. What was the email address that you used?
 
Nov 1, 2016
336
194
Thailand
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Singapore
App. Filed.......
10-01-2017
AOR Received.
AOR1 - 24-01-2017, AOR2 20-02-2017
File Transfer...
01-02-2017
Med's Request
24-07-2017, further tests requested 13-08-2017
Med's Done....
08-08-2017
LANDED..........
22-12-2017
Nov 1, 2016
336
194
Thailand
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Singapore
App. Filed.......
10-01-2017
AOR Received.
AOR1 - 24-01-2017, AOR2 20-02-2017
File Transfer...
01-02-2017
Med's Request
24-07-2017, further tests requested 13-08-2017
Med's Done....
08-08-2017
LANDED..........
22-12-2017
What they told you?
After 6 days they replied and said "We apologize for the delay in receiving your requested information. Your request has been reviewed and the records will be released to you shortly. " I then got it a month later, after following up a second time with no direct reply.
 
  • Like
Reactions: CaBeaver

chilkootcee

Champion Member
Mar 3, 2015
1,096
64
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
App. Filed.......
03-Jun-2015
Interview........
None required
LANDED..........
01-Apr-2016
Hey forum members, it seems that GCMS / ATIP requests are taking longer than the standard 30 days response time now. It'd be helpful for everyone to know what the current processing time is. In case you've received a response in the recent past, please post here with the following information:
(1) Date of submission of request.
(2) Date of response.
(3) Any communication regarding delays/extensions.
I submitted an ATIP request in Mar 2022, received temporary tracking number, email mentioned that a permanent tracking number would be sent shortly. Have heard nothing since then.
 

elbob

Star Member
Aug 31, 2013
156
17
Date of submission of request: November 14th, 2022
I sent follow-up email: December 15th
Date of response : Nothing yet!
 

johnjkjk

Champion Member
Mar 29, 2016
1,059
426
Applied via privacy act June 2021 and received after 5.5 months and several reminders/complaints later. Applied via information act beginning of November. Still waiting.
 

island755

Hero Member
Dec 24, 2014
302
106
Toronto ON
Hey forum members, it seems that GCMS / ATIP requests are taking longer than the standard 30 days response time now. It'd be helpful for everyone to know what the current processing time is. In case you've received a response in the recent past, please post here with the following information:
(1) Date of submission of request.
(2) Date of response.
(3) Any communication regarding delays/extensions.
ATIP request sent on 20th Nov 2022 - No response todate
 

lingow

Full Member
Dec 30, 2020
38
49
Request sent July 2022, GCMS notes received TODAY (21 Dec 2022), long after I got the citizenship and passport and forgot about the request.

There was nothing interesting in the notes, I feel bad wasting their time now.